NTI NEWS BULLETIN: Prof. Azare Charges State Govts and January – February 2021 SUBEBs on Capacity Building for A PUBLICATION OF NATIONAL Teachers TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL/CHIEF EXECUTIVE JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2021 BI-MONTHLY EDITION HIGHLIGHTS: Prof. Azare Charges State Govts and SUBEBs on Capacity Building for Teachers: Page 1 Prof. Azare Emphasises on Continuous Training for Staff: 238 Staff Trained Nationwide: Page 2 Prof. Garba Dahuwa Azare Director-General and Chief Executive NTI, Kaduna NTI Council Confirms Sadiq as Substantive Registrar: Page 4 NTI Concludes 2020 First Semester Exams Marking Exercise: Page 5 NTI Deploys 204 Staff to 37 Centres for 2020 SDGS: Page 6 Registrar Gives Stay at Home Directive to Officers on CONRAISS 10 and Below: Page 7 NTI DG/CE Appoints Yabo as Special Sitting centre: Prof. Garba Dahuwa Azare, DG/CE of Assistant to the Director-General & Chief NTI addressing participants in Kano Executive NTI, Kaduna: Page 8 NTI Registrar Conferred with an Award of Prof. Garba Dahuwa Azare, the Director- Excellence: Page 9 General and Chief Executive (DG/CE) of the NTI -ACTU Chairman Calls for Good Records National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna, has Keeping: Page 10 advised state governments and SUBEBs Teachers in History: Page 11 across the country to come together and Message of Condolence: Page 12 train teachers at the Basic Level. Photo News: Page 14 He gave the advice in Kano, January 5, while monitoring the nationwide capacity building workshops for teachers under the 2020 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) projects. 1 Prof. Azare said the capacity building of count themselves lucky for being in the teachers is very essential and should be programme. prioritised. He advised the participants to always update `` Issues of capacity building for teachers, themselves, so as to cope with the global Continuing Professional Development, ICT, challenges of the teaching profession. collaborative research, whether scientific or `` NTI has a tradition of going out to get the art-based are very essential and important,’’ best facilitators from universities and he said. colleges of education. The DG/CE congratulated the participants `` We got seasoned teachers in terms of and advised them to cooperate, so as to get knowledge and experience,’’ he said. the best. He advised the participants to take the He disclosed that the participants are lucky training with all forms of seriousness and to be part of the training and advised them cooperate with the facilitators. ``This will go to impart the knowledge acquired in the a long way in enhancing your knowledge,’’ training to the pupils. he concluded. Prof. Azare, who was speaking at the venue The training, which took place between of the training, Aminu Dabo College of January 4 and 8, 2021, had trained 25 Health Sciences, Kano, regretted that, the participants in each state of the federation training, which started with 145,000 and the FCT. teachers years ago, has now been reduced to less than 1000 teachers nationwide. In a special monitoring, Prof. Bawa Hassan Gusau, a member of the Institute’s Governing Council, who represented the Chairman of the Council, Sen. Kaka Mallam Yale, encouraged the participants to be more dedicated and described them as special people. Standing Middle, Prof. Hassan Bawa Gusau, Member NTI Governing Council and representative Prof. Gusau said in all professions, it is only of the Chairman, addressing participants at the teachers that want their students to surpass SDGs workshop in Kano them. He, therefore, congratulated and advised them to use the knowledge acquired for their common good. Speaking earlier, Mal. Abubakar Mohammed Sadiq, the Institute’s Registrar and Secretary to the Council, said the participants should 2 Prof. Azare Emphasises on annual SDGs Workshops for teachers; digital Continuous Training for Staff literacy and research,’’ he said. …238 STAFF TRAINED NATIONWIDE According to him, for anyone to progress in his domain, he must conduct research with other people i.e. collaborative research where he would have access to ideas or information. In his closing remarks, the DG/CE therefore, called on the SUBEBs and state governments to supplement effort of the federal government in this direction. Prof. Garba Dahuwa Azare While appreciating and commending the Director-General and Chief Executive NTI, Kaduna effort of Manad & Associates, he also said that the next batch of the training would Prof. Garba Dahuwa Azare, the NTI Director- take place in Bauchi and Enugu, respectively. General and Chief Executive (DG/CE) has He expressed his gratitude to the Universal said that regardless of the individual staff Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for qualifications, there is need for them to solely sponsoring the workshop and undergo continuous professional congratulated participants for a successful development. workshop. He made the disclosure at the closing `` Whatever capacity building we do, it must ceremony of a three-day staff training be activity-based, it must be participatory,’’ workshop for the Institute’s staff on he concluded. CONRAISS 10 and above which took place between February 16 and 18, at the SMASE The Bulletin reports that the workshop with Multi-Purpose Hall, NTI Headquarters, the theme: ``Improved Organisational Kaduna. Performance,’’ was attended by 156 participants, from the headquarters; 42 staff Prof Azare had while commending efforts of of the Institute from the North-East, North- Manad & Associates, the Consulting firm West and North-Central had their edition in that partnered with NTI on the training, Bauchi between February 22 and 24. stressed that whether someone is an Administrative or Academic Staff, the person The Bulletin further reports that the needs four key areas to progress on his/her remaining batch of 40 Staff from South-East, job. South-South and South-West are scheduled to be trained in Enugu between March 1 and ``The four key areas to make progress 3, 2021. include continuous professional development; capacity building like the Earlier, Mal. Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed, the Institute’s Registrar and Secretary to the 3 Council, had during his opening remarks at He commended Dr Kontagora for keeping the occasion, thanked the DG/CE for his the centre busy and pointed out that it is an steadfastness. opportunity to have such a well-equipped laboratory. He said that the choice of these groups of staff for the training was not by default, Prof. Azare therefore, stressed that the because they are the administrative engine- Laboratory and its equipment must be room of the operations of the Institute. safeguarded and made good use of. ``You are expected to cascade the training to `` If there is any intervention you require staff under your supervision,’’ he said. from us in terms of maintenance, don’t hesitate to call us. According to him, objectives of the training among others, included acquainting the ``But we want it to be functional at all times. participants with the management principles Please take good care of it. We thank UBEC to improve their performance and exposing and the Federal Government for the them to understand the techniques of intervention,’’ he concluded. managing people at work and instill the concept of strategic management in the work environment. NTI COUNCIL CONFIRMS SADIQ AS SUBSTANTIVE REGISTRAR The Bulletin reports that COVID-19 Protocols were strictly observed at the gathering, where participants were arranged accordingly. In a related development, Prof. Garba Dahuwa Azare, the Director-General and Chief Executive (DG/CE) of the Institute who was recently accompanied by members of the Institute’s Executive Management inspected the SMASE newly-refurbished and Mal. Abubakar Mohammed Sadiq Registrar and Secretary to NTI Council equipped Laboratory. The NTI Governing Council had with effect The team was conducted round by Dr Hafsat from Thursday, September 3, 2020, Lawal Kontagora, the Director of NTI SMASE considered and approved the confirmation INSET Centre. of Malam Abubakar Mohammed Sadiq’s The DG/CE had during the occasion advised appointment as the Institute’s substantive that the Laboratory, which was refurbished Registrar and Secretary to Council. and equipped through the intervention of The development, conveyed to Sadiq in a the Universal Basic Education Commission letter dated Tuesday, December 22, 2020 (UBEC) must be put into good use. was signed by Prof. Garba Dahuwa Azare, 4 the Institute’s Director-General and Chief For the NCE, the marking took place Executive (DG/CE). simultaneously in three zones of Kaduna, Bauchi and Enugu. ``On behalf of the Governing Council, I congratulate you on your well-deserved Benin and Ilorin hosted the Bachelor Degree confirmation / promotion. Programmes’ marking while Minna and Ibadan, were the centres for the Post- ``It is expected that you will continue to work Graduate Diploma in Education Marking hard to justify the confidence reposed in exercise. you,’’ the DG/CE said in the letter. Umar told the Bulletin that the Kaduna Recall that Sadiq was on Friday, May 29, Centre had 19 staff deployed to the Centre 2020, appointed on acting capacity, to while Bauchi and Enugu had 15 staff each. oversee the affairs of the Institute ’s Registry Department pending ratification by the He said that Benin and Ilorin had 14 and 10 Institute’s Governing Council. respectively; Minna and Ibadan had Nine each, excluding State and Zonal The acting appointment was conveyed to Coordinators. him on behalf of Prof. Azare, the NTI DG/CE through a letter with Reference Number He further said that all Management Staff of NTI/SS/PER/217/VOL.1/349, signed by Mr the Institute, including the DG/CE, Prof. Obioha Ogbuka, the Deputy Registrar, Garba Dahuwa Azare, Special Assistant to Human Resources Division of the Institute’s the DG/CE, Dr. Armiya’u Malami Yabo and Registry Department. representatives of all affiliating Universities, as well as four independent monitors from NTI Concludes 2020 First Semester Universities participated in the monitoring Exams Marking Exercise exercise.